Christopher John COOPER

COOPER, Christopher John

Service Number: 4164
Enlisted: 4 October 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Rushmere, Suffok, England, 13 November 1884
Home Town: Buxton, Wollondilly, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Gardener
Died: Killed in Action, 1st Canadian General Hospital, France, Egypt, 9 August 1916, aged 31 years
Cemetery: Etaples Military Cemetery
Plot 1X, Row D, Grave 7A, Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Suez Canal, Egypt
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

4 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4164, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
30 Dec 1915: Involvement Private, 4164, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
30 Dec 1915: Embarked Private, 4164, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney
14 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Infantry Battalion, From 3rd Battalion
22 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4164, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the left arm (later amputated)
9 Aug 1916: Involvement Private, 4164, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4164 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-09

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Harry Cooper and Alice Myra Cooper nee Walford of Old Hop Gardens, Rushmere, Suffolk, England

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal